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What are the two types of crust and which rocks make up each crust?
there are two types of crust such as the oceanic crust and the continental crust, the oceanic crust is thinner and more dense than the continental crust and is constantly being recycled via subduction upon collisions with Continental crust, and creating at mid-ocean ridges. x
What are the primary rock types that make up ocean and continental crust?
Basalts and granites.
What type of rock is found in continental crust?
All three rock types are found in continental crust, with a preponderance of granitic type igneous rock.
How are oceanic crust and continental crust different?
Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense, while continental crust is thicker and less dense.
Why are continental plates less dense than oceanic plates kids answer?
Continental crust and continental crust are made of different types of rock. The rocks in the continental crust do not contain as many of the heavier elements as the ones in the oceanic crust do.
What is the dominant rock type in the ocean crust and in the continental crust?
Basalt is the dominant rock in the ocean crust. And I assume Granite is dominant for continental crust.
What type of rocks make up the earths crust?
The crust is composed of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
The continental crust is composed of?
wht is the continental crust made of?
What kind of rock are the tectonic plates composed of?
Mainly:Continental Plates-GraniteOceanic Plates-Basalt
What do oceanic and continental crust have in common?
Both are composed of igneous rock.
Which rock makes continental and oceanic crust?
Continental crust is made of granite. Oceanic crust is made of basalt.
How are oceanic crust and continental crust alike How are they different?
Oceanic and Continental crusts are alike because they both shift and move and grow. They differ by there rock types. Oceanic crust is made up of dense basalt while continental crust is made up of less dense granite.
